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NEWS ABOUT: Jay Leno

Jay Leno stories: 112 news summaries

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(Newser) - David Letterman is handily beating his new late-night rival, Conan O’Brien, in the ratings—just not in some of the key, younger demographics. And that’s due to his singular, quirky charms, writes Peter W. Kaplan in New York, calling Letterman the “last grown-up on network television.... More »

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OPINION


 Don't Count 
 Conan Out 
 . . . Yet  


Aug 24, 09 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O'Brien's well-documented struggles to find his way as the host of the Tonight Show may be cause for alarm, but it's hardly time to punch the panic button, writes Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales. O'Brien "is to be congratulated for the way the show has been going,... More »

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(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld will be the lone guest on Jay Leno’s maiden primetime outing, the LA Times reports. That’s fitting, considering Leno has said he consulted Seinfeld when contemplating NBC’s offer for the 10pm show. More »

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(Newser) - As if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable:
  • On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think
... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • comedy • Tina Fey • celebrity • Comedy Central • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Jay Leno • sitcom • Sarah Palin • syndication • The Jay Leno Show

 Rihanna Heads to Leno, 
 Brown to Hard Labor 

Singer faces community labor at sentencing

Aug 7, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna will make her first public performance since the Chris Brown assault at a somewhat unlikely venue: the Jay Leno Show, E! reports. She will join Kanye West and Jay-Z for Leno’s primetime debut Sept. 14. Brown isn’t doing quite so well: Wrigley cut his sponsorship deal,... More »

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entertainment • Kanye West • celebrity • Jay Leno • assault • Rihanna • Jay-Z • Chris Brown • The Jay Leno Show

GOSSIP ROUNDUP


 Leno Spills Details 
 on New Show 

Plus, Kate Major is still talking...

Aug 6, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Jay Leno Show will bear few similarities to Leno’s tenure on the Tonight Show—for one, he won’t have a desk until the end of the fast-paced hour, if at all—but it will still feature celebrity guests (two max) and signature Leno comedy bits,... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Get Ready for 
 Massive Leno PR Blitz 

Get ready for Leno to be everywhere you look

Aug 5, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready for Jay—lots and lots of Jay. Though nearly 80% of viewers are aware that the Jay Leno Show is on the horizon, NBC is going to beat you over the head until you're drooling for its 10pm venture, the New York Times reports. A 24-hour webcam has... More »

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entertainment • NBC • advertising • comedy • celebrity • promotion • Jay Leno • late night host • publicity • public relations • primetime TV • The Jay Leno Show

(Newser) - After months of promoting Jay Leno's move to 10pm, NBC may shake up its prime-time schedule again, moving its late local news to 10 and Leno to 10:30, the network's onetime programming head speculates. Garth Ancier, now chief of BBC America, shared his speculation with critics at the summer... More »

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OPINION

 Leno Website 
 Previews 
 'Terrible 
 Jokes' 

Staffers are dour, jokes are just plain bad

Jul 23, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The days of thejaylenoshow.com being a funny site—back when it was owned by a stubborn realtor refusing “to budge in the face of increasingly desperate corporate pressure” from NBC—are over. Sadly, the URL now belongs to The Jay Leno Show, writes Seth Abramovitch for Movieline. Though... More »

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Conan Woos Far Younger
Tonight Show Crowd

O'Brien lowers median age of Tonight viewers by 10 years

Jul 6, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - In just one month, Conan O’Brien has lowered the median age of the Tonight Show audience by 10 years, from 55 to 45, the New York Times reports. Conan has radically reshaped the demographics of the program by drawing an unprecedented number of new viewers aged 18 to 34—... More »

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Palin Ignored Leno's Crack
on Bristol

Comic joked that
John Edwards was babydaddy; no ruckus

Jun 14, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A late-night comic cracking a joke about an adult man getting an underage Palin daughter pregnant? Sounds like perfect fodder for the former vice-presidential candidate's outrage... except there was no outcry, points out Alan Colmes' Liberaland. Back in September, Jay Leno joked that the philandering John Edwards had something to... More »

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 Palin May Give 
 Letterman an 
 Accidental Boost 

Is Palin to Letterman what Hugh Grant was to Leno?

Jun 14, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman's recent skirmish with Sarah Palin might be just what the late night host needs, reports the AP. Just as a repentant Hugh Grant, post-prostitution bust, launched Jay Leno into the ratings stratosphere in 1995, so might the Palin flap put Letterman back on top. And her timing is... More »

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 Leno Takes Final Bow 
 on Tonight Show 

Torch passed to Conan O'Brien after 17-year run

May 30, 09 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay Leno said goodnight to the Tonight Show last night with a low-key farewell that included a look back at the host’s 17-year run, Variety reports. "When we started the show, my hair was black and the president was white," he quipped. The grand finale was an... More »

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opinion

 Leno's Leaving, 
 and Nobody Cares 

He's all over the news, but no one seems too sad about it

May 29, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why is no one crying as Jay Leno leaves the Tonight Show, wonders the Cajun Boy on Gawker. Is it “because he's liked by the olds and people who live in red states”? No, it’s because Leno is nice. He's like “a lover that you just... More »

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 'Octo-Mel' Confirms Pregnancy 

On Tonight Show, also takes blame for divorce

May 26, 09 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mel Gibson finally addressed the rumors head-on, confirming last night to Jay Leno that his girlfriend is pregnant, People reports. “This is true. We’re gonna have a child,” he said in response to Leno’s question about Oksana Grigorieva, adding that this will be his eighth: “... More »

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GLOSSIES

 Conan Ready for Hollywood 


May 21, 09 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O’Brien moves to the slot once occupied by his hero Johnny Carson next month, raising the question of whether his shtick will play to a wider—and presumably more mainstream—audience. “The biggest mistake would be to alter my signal to make sure that I reach all... More »

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 Kimmel Rips 
 ABC to Shreds 

Slams own network at advertiser presentation

May 20, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel took the stage yesterday at a network presentation for advertisers, and promptly bit the hands that feed him—ripping into ABC, its advertisers, and even Jay Leno, writes Dave Itzkoff in the New York Times reports. “All of ABC’s late-night comedy talent is assembled here on... More »

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 Leno's Last Guest: Conan 

Star-studded lineup for final week

May 14, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O’Brien is sneaking onto the Tonight Show a little early. He and James Taylor are the guests for Jay Leno’s final episode, to air May 29, Acesss Hollywood reports. Leno’s lineup for that week includes Mel Gibson, Lyle Lovett, and Billy Crystal. “I really do... More »

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McCain's
Mom Not a Limbaugh Fan

'He's not part of my Republican Party,' 97-year-old tells Leno

May 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Jay Leno asked Roberta McCain what she thought about Rush Limbaugh, she didn’t hold back. “I belong to the Republican Party,” John McCain's opinionated mom said on last night's Tonight Show. “What he represents of the Republican Party has nothing to do with my side... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • Jay Leno • Roberta McCain

 Paris Is, Like, a Total Workaholic 

Heiress defends herself against lawsuit, reveals total ignorance of what exec producer does

May 6, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton is a workaholic who hasn’t taken a day off in years, she and her handlers insisted in a Miami deposition. The heiress is being sued for not sufficiently promoting the DVD of her 2006 film Pledge This, the AP reports. But the truth is, “like I... More »

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